Thursday, January 10, 2013

Snowmen!

Among all of our assessing this week, we've sneaked in some fun snowmen activities. We read The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler.

Then, we wrote "How to Build a Snowman." This was harder than I had expected since usually we've had a little snow by this time of year. The kids were having trouble drawing on their own experiences to think about building a snowman. But, we referred back to the book and got our writing done. Then, we glued the How To's to construction paper and decorated the other side to make our very own snow people. I love the way they turned out!

Make a little ball. Make a medium snowball. Make a big snowball. Add: eyes, nose, mouth.

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We also worked on our "The Snowman" books. (This also helped give the kids How To ideas.) Most of the class worked on a new sight word "has":

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I'm a kindergarten teacher in central North Carolina. I've been teaching for six years. I love finding new ways to meet my students' needs, integrating visual arts and music, and creating resources that allow differentiation by skill and interest levels. My school is a Leader in Me school, so I also love finding new ways to help my students understand the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Thanks for reading!